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sup·ply (sə plī′)

transitive verb supplied -·plied′, supplying -·ply′·ing

  1. to give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted) to supply tools to workers
  2. to meet the needs or requirements of; furnish, provide, or equip with what is needed or wanted to supply workers with tools
  3. to compensate for; make good to supply a deficiency
  4. to act as a substitute in; fill or serve in temporarily to supply another's pulpit

Etymology: ME supplyen < MFr supplier < L supplere, to fill up < sub-, sub- + plere, to fill: see full

intransitive verb

to serve as a temporary substitute

noun pl. supplies -·plies′

  1. the act of supplying
  2. an amount or quantity available for use; stock; store
  3. materials, provisions, etc. for supplying an army, expedition, a business, etc.; sometimes, specif., provisions for an army other than materiel, vehicles, etc.
  4. Chiefly Brit. an amount of money granted for government expenses; appropriation
  5. a temporary substitute, as for a minister
  6. Obsolete
    1. aid; assistance
    2. reinforcements
  7. Econ. the amount of a commodity available for purchase at a given price

adjective

  1. having to do with a supply or supplies
  2. serving as a substitute

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supply2 definition

sup·ply (sup′lē)

adverb

in a supple manner; supplely

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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supply Synonyms

supply

n.

  1. A quantity

    stock, hoard, accumulation, amount, number; see also quantity.

  2. Provisions; plural

    rations, food supply, groceries, raw materials, materials on hand, stores, stocks, replenishments; see also equipment.


supply

v.

furnish, fulfill, outfit; see provide 1, satisfy 3.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

supply Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • outstrip: Application needs to be made as early as possible in the preceding year of intending study as the demand for places usually outstrips supply.

Adjective modifier

  • plentiful: Habitats with a plentiful supply of field voles appeared to support greater breeding success in barn owls.

Modifies a noun

  • chain: Thousands of the world's poorest people depend on global supply chains to survive.

Noun used with modifier

  • water: Cold Water Supply System Any external water supply is almost always a cold water supply.

Preposition: of

  • alcohol: A Designated Premises Supervisor is the person specified on the Premises License who is responsible for authorizing the supply of alcohol.
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